Category: News and Events

A Photo Exhibition “India Land of Light”

From the kindled fire of Energy of Consciousness Truth was born and the Law of Truth; from that the Night, from the Night the flowing ocean of being”. Rig Veda Photography: Olivier Barot Venue: Art Gallery, Kalakendra Date: 15 February to 15 March 2017 Timings: 9 am to 5 pm. (Sundays closed) Inauguration: Saturday, 18th […]

Manuel Chauveheid’s Exhibition

You are cordially invited to the opening of Manuel Chauveheid’s exhibition on Friday, March 3 from 6 to 8 pm. Tuesday is the last day to see Peter Markus’s stone sculptures and 3D sculptures prints and mixed media works at the gallery. Best wishes, Karine Kalinka Art Gallery 14, Bazar Saint Laurent street Pondicherry 605001 […]

A fair affair

By Bose Krishnamachari An art fair is usually a commercial exhibition of works of art and has been a crucial part of the art market in Europe since the eighteenth century. Famously, the Paris Salon, which opened to the public in 1737, and the Royal Academy in London, which opened in 1769, both became the […]

Let’s enjoy ORIGAMI

Friday 3rd March 3 pm~4 pm at SAWCHU (Bharat Nivas) March 3rd is Hina-Matsuri, the Doll’s Festival for girls in Japan. People display a set of dolls which are wearing ancient court costumes and pray for the sound growth of girls in the family. So, in our March workshop, let’s make these Hina Dolls an […]

Bharatnatyam Performance

Saturday 9:30 pm to 10 pm Natyanjali dance festival Diya Dance Studio students of S.Caveri are presenting Bharatnatyam performance at the Sri Guru Sidhanantha Temple in Karuvadikuppam Pondy next to Sivaji statue on the ECR road. They are performing on the occasion of Maha Shiva Raathiri on 25th . The performance is by Auroville children. […]

Songs & Yoga of Kabir

24th Feb 5- 6:30 pm Sve Dame Prof. Sehdev Kumar Author of THE VISION OF KABIR, Prof. Kumar will present the songs of the great 15th century poet-sage in original and in English translations, with commentary on his Bhakti Yoga. Friday, February 24, 2017 5:00- 6:30 pm Butterfly Barn – Sve-Dame  

Talk – “The Mother as a Painter” in Russian

28th Feb 7:30 am The Talk is dedicated to our sweet Mother, but to a very specific personality of hers, her personality as a painter. The Mother’s paintings and drawings will be shown on video. The talk will be given in Russian by RozaTuh and Alena Demidenko. After the “main part” we will have a […]

Programs at Bharat Nivas

Two Days Vedic Chanting Mon & Tues – 27-28 February 2017 Vedic Chanting by 12 Students of Sri TKV Desikachar, (Student and son of Sri T.Krishnamacharya and students who have trained in Vedic Chanting/Yoga School, Chennai. Offered by Senior Teachers: Srimati Jyotsna Narayan & Srimathi Saraswathi Vasudevan:   Date: Monday, 27th February, 2017 Time: 5 […]

Remembering Veenapani Festival – Final Weekend

We at Adishakti are so pleased to have the honor of hosting fabulous performances and bringing to Pondicherry, ideas that are unique and thought-provoking through the month of February. The first three weekends have been absolutely festive and fitting to the idea of the Remembering Veenapani Festival 2017 ‘Remembering Veenapani’ will platform three more commendable […]

Food Coop

The French Pavilion presents Food Coop Documentary and Discussion with a representative of the movie maker and a similar initiative Saturday 25th February 2017 5 pm Cinema Paradiso In English subtitled in French In an economic crisis, in the shadow of Wall Street, an institution that represents another American tradition is growing … Intense, chaotic […]

SAVITRI · The Conquest of Death

Inmersion Workshop by Rod Hemsell Eastern Week in Menorca, Spain From April 12th until 16th 2017 The real experiences known by Sri Aurobindo, makes of his mantric poem SAVITRI a legacy and a true map of the diverse levels of consciousness, directed to all those seekers of the occult and the ways of the spirit. […]

International Women’s Day Celebration

On Saturday, March 18th, 2017, from 4 pm to 8 pm at SAWCHU building, Bharat Nivas. On International Women’s Day we salute the women throughout history who have stood up against injustice in their society and those women who continue to fight for change and a better future. Long live the International Women’s Day! Last […]